kabbalist

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Pronunciations

kabbalist (kuh-BAH-list) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "In 1974, six years after the liberation of the Jewish quarter, the Beit El Synagogue was re-established in the Old City under the aegis of Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz, a noted kabbalist, who until his death was the official rabbi of the Western Wall area." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • TH קבלה > Y קבלה kabole > E '-ist' suffix to form a follower of a doctrine, kabbalist, 'one who studies the Kabbalah'

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      cabbalist, cabalist, kabalist, qabalist, qabbalist

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